Academic, historian and writer, Leigh Straw is Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts and Sciences in Fremantle specialising Australian history and crime history.
She is the author of several fiction and non-fiction books including books Lillian Armfield, The Worst Woman in Sydney: The Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh. Her most recent book is Angel of Death: Dulcie Markham, Australia’s most beautiful bad woman.
APPEARING AT: Angel of Death: the story of Dulcie Markham
WITH: Sunil Badami (facilitator)
DATE: Saturday 7 September
TIME: 10.00-10.55
VENUE: Macquarie Room
APPEARING AT: Writing crime in the #Me Too era
WITH: Sarah Bailey, Katherine Kovacic, Dervla McTiernan and Sue Turnbull (facilitator)
DATE: Saturday 7 September
TIME: 2.15-3.10
VENUE: Metcalfe Auditorium